Special Episode: The Colonized God: Reflections on Christian Nationalism and Jesus by Dr. Matthew Taylor

Straight White American Jesus

Axis Mundi Media: Bradley Onishi + Daniel Miller

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🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ In this special episode, Brad introduces an audio essay by Matt Taylor titled 'The Colonized God.' Taylor, known for his work on the New Apostolic Reformation, explores the complex relationship between Christians who are not Christian nationalists and Christian supremacists, who use Christianity to gain power and marginalize others. The essay delves into how different interpretations of Jesus' teachings can divide communities and the impact of Christian supremacy on contemporary American politics, especially in light of events like the January 6th Capitol riot. Taylor also reflects on his personal journey as a Christian amidst these tumultuous times and calls for a return to the core values of humility and compassion epitomized by Jesus. 00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview 02:00 The Colonized God: An Audio Essay by Matt Taylor 02:06 Christian Symbols and January 6th 05:23 Christian Supremacy and Its Roots 09:59 Theological Reflections on 1 John 13:28 Gnosticism and Early Christian Conflicts 23:47 Modern Implications and Personal Reflections 35:09 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Axis Mundi. What's up y'all? Brad here today with a special episode. This is from Matt Taylor and it's an audio
0:21.4	essay that he wrote and it's called the colonized God.
0:25.0	Many of you are familiar with Matt as the creator of Charismic Revival Fury
0:29.0	and just one of the world's leading experts on the new Apostolic Reformation.
0:34.0	Today what we have from Matt is a little different.
0:37.0	It's a theological essay about the ways that those who are not Christian nationalists
0:42.0	can understand both their relationship
0:45.2	to those among us who are Christian supremacist and Christian nationalists, those who have
0:51.1	used Christianity to take power and to marginalize others.
0:55.0	It's also an articulation of how he understands Jesus not as a powerful elite
1:00.0	toward somebody who would vive for nationalistic might, but instead a different kind of
1:06.6	savior.
1:07.6	I want to say that for a lot of you this will be a really welcome contribution, something
1:11.7	that will be refreshing and a version of what you consider the
1:17.3	gospel that might be inspiring and helpful in a time that often feels full of religious people who are doing the very opposite
1:26.7	of what their faith tradition seems to be teaching them.
1:32.1	On the other hand, I also know there's a bunch of you out there who are not religious or have had bad
1:37.3	interactions and experiences with religion.
1:39.7	Folks who really are not in the mood to do more religion to hear more sermons and so on so
1:45.0	on so this may not be the episode for you if that's the case and we'll totally
1:50.3	understand if right now you decide hey I think I'm going to sign off and listen to something else.
1:56.1	Nonetheless, I hope that this is something that for a bunch of you is helpful.
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